Pseudoaneurysm of the bulbourethral branch of the internal pudendal artery presenting as a urethral pseudodiverticulum in a child

Pediatr Radiol. 2004 May;34(5):435-7. doi: 10.1007/s00247-003-1097-0. Epub 2003 Dec 19.

Abstract

Pseudoaneurysm of the internal pudendal artery or its branches is a rare complication of pelvic trauma. It generally causes arteriocavernosal fistula leading to priapism. Connection between the urethra and the pseudoaneurysm has been documented in a few cases; however, pseudoaneurysm causing a urethral pseudodiverticulum has not been reported. We report a 7-year-old boy with a pseudoaneurysm of the bulbourethral branch of the left internal pudendal artery leading to a urethral pseudodiverticulum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aneurysm, False / therapy
  • Angiography, Digital Subtraction
  • Arteries / injuries
  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Urethra / blood supply*
  • Urinary Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
  • Urinary Fistula / therapy